Matthew Kenyon
BBC Africa Sport

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At the Commonwealth Games in Australia, Malawi have been beaten by England in their opening game of the netball competition.

It was a heavy defeat - 74-49.

That's in contrast to the series of matches the two teams played late last year - one of which was a two-point game in England's favour.

Malawi have no time to rest or worry about this game, because they play Uganda - who qualified for the Games by claiming the African title ahead of Malawi last year - at 1300 local time tomorrow morning.

Tonight's game finished at 2000, so it's 17 hours recovery only.

Read: How Uganda's netball captain plans to win gold.

Talks between Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt over the use of the River Nile have collapsed, news agency AFP reports, quoting Sudanese Foreign Minister Ibrahim Ghandour.

A 17-hour discussion between foreign ministers and intelligence officers failed to resolve differences over Ethiopia's $4bn (£2bn) Grand Renaissance Dam being built along the Nile.

"We spent the whole day talking as ordered by the leaders of the three countries, but we didn't reach an agreement... I can't specify what the disagreements were, but they were technical issues," Mr Ghandour told reporters.

Egypt is opposed to Ethiopia's aim to produce 6,000 megawatts of hydro-electric power - the equivalent of six nuclear-powered plants.

It says that upstream diversion of the longest river in the world would have catastrophic effects on its water supply and agriculture.

Moreover it maintains it has historic rights as guaranteed by treaties signed in 1929 and 1959, which gives it access to 87% of the waters and a veto power to upstream projects.

Sudan on the other hand has got over its disapproval of the Ethiopian project and now sees it as a solution to the flooding problem in the country.

The Blue and the White Nile tributaries converge in the the capital, Khartoum.

Read: Damming the Nile: Explore with 360 video

Aboubakar Famau
BBC Africa, Dar es Salaam

Image source, BBC's David Nyaka

Tanzania's President John Magufuli has officially inaugurated the Great Mirerani Wall, built in the north of the country to prevent the theft of tanzanite, a rare gemstone.

Image source, BBC's David Nyaka

In September, Mr Magufuli ordered the military to build the wall, which is 24km (15 miles) long, in order “to control illegal mining and trading activities”.

The blue-violet tanzanite gemstone is found only in the East African state.

This is the first time Tanzania has built a wall to protect its mines, and some believe that other countries grappling with smuggling may also build them.

Image source, BBC's David Nyaka

Police in Australia have a charged a Mauritian sports official with sexually assaulting an athlete from the island at the Commonwealth Games.

Kaysee Teeroovengadum has previously denied the allegation, describing it as unfounded.

He was forced to quit as chef de mission of Maauritius' delegation to the Games.

Mr Teeroovengaduma, 52, is alleged to have assaulted the 26-year-old woman on 29 March in the athletes' village.

The health of a Kenyan man who has been on a hunger strike to protest against what he says is government abuse of the constitution has worsened, privately owned KTN TV station reports.

Boniface Ogutu started his strike last Thursday and has camped under a busy road bridge in the western city of Kisumu.

He told The Standard news site, external that he decided to go on a hunger strike after the government refused to obey several court orders to release opposition politician Miguna Miguna who was eventually deported.

“I do not care even if I die of hunger. I have been very unhappy with the way the state has been abusing the rule of law and have been putting our country at the risk of spiraling to anarchy,” Mr Ogutu told reporters.

He added: “With this peaceful silent protest, I believe the message will reach the government and also our people on the need to respect the constitution."

Supporters have been giving him glucose and warm water.

His protest has attracted crowds and activists have taken advantage of the gathering to educate members of the public about the constitution.

Some local artists are also playing music to encourage him, The Standard reports.

South Africa's ex-President Jacob Zuma focused on three emotive issues - land, the economy and race - to win sympathy as he faces 16 counts of corruption over a 1990s arms deal, a local journalist has tweeted:

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South Africa's ex-President Jacob Zuma has ended his address with a song about being "wounded by people I grew up with", a news site has tweeted:

What do you when you are called a dog? South Africa's ex-President Jacob Zuma has the answer:

South Africa's ex-President Jacob Zuma has been telling the crowd what he does when he is insulted, as this tweet shows:

A South African media outlet has posted an aerial image of the crowd listening to ex-President Jacob Zuma speak about his corruption case:

South Africa's ex-President Jacob Zuma is thanking his supporters - including religious leaders - for "standing for the truth", a BBC reporter has tweeted:

South Africa's former president is giving a defiant speech outside the Durban High Court after he was formally charged with 16 counts of corruption, a BBC correspondent tweets:

Supporters of former South African President Jacob Zuma are rallying outside the Durban High Court, accusing "white capital" of being behind his prosecution because he is a strong advocate of radical economic reforms to benefit black people.

Mr Zuma is expected to address the crowd.

Our colleague Pumza Fihlani is at the venue and is tweeting about what other speakers are saying:

Former South African President Jacob Zuma's court appearance today on corruption charges was historic - but it will be long before he stands trial, if at all, a local news site has tweeted:

Police in Kenya are looking into the authenticity of a video purportedly showing a police officer assaulting a man.

The clip of more than a minute shows the suspected officer repeatedly kicking the man and stamping him on his head.

It is unclear where and when the video was recorded and what led to the assault.

South Africa's ex-President Jacob Zuma is expected to address his supporters outside court:

South Africa's ex-President Jacob Zuma looked calm and shook hands with his supporters during his brief court appearance on corruption charges, a BBC correspondent has tweeted:

Former South African President Jacob Zuma's supporters have been protesting outside the Durban High Court, as he appeared on corruption and fraud charges.

His supporters see his prosecution as a witch-hunt because of his support for a radical reform agenda, including land expropriation from white farmers without compensation.

News agency Reuters has shared these pictures of Mr Zuma's supporters:

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South Africa's ex-President Jacob Zuma's corruption case has been postponed to 8 June, a journalist has tweeted:

The BBC's Pumza Fihlani remarks on how incredible the appearance in court of former South Africa's President Jacob Zuma really is.

He was president of the country just a few weeks ago.

News24 has shared a picture of Mr Zuma in the dock: